Chargers' Forrest Lamp, Jason Verrett 'on schedule' for 2018

The Chargers started Phase 1 of the offseason workouts on Monday. Following the workout, coach Anthony Lynn answered the media’s questions, and one of them was addressing the current status of guard Forrest Lamp and cornerback Jason Verrett, who both missed the entire 2017 season after season-ending injuries.

“That’s huge to have a full year in the offseason program. I feel like we have a first-round pick in Mike [Williams] being added this year. Because of his injury, he wasn’t able to do much last year.

You look at Forrest, you look at Mike — those two guys I thi nk are going to help our football team that we didn’t have last year. Lamp and Verrett are right on schedule. They’re doing well right now. They’re working with their teammates, but they’re right on schedule. I wouldn’t say they can do everything, but they’re doing what they can,” Lynn said, per the Chargers official website.

Lamp tore his anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) in training camp, so he was unable to see the field after being selected No. 38 overall in the 2017 NFL draft out of Western Kentucky. With Lamp coming back healthy, Dan Feeney at the left guard spot and the addition to Mike Pouncey at center, the interior part of the offensive line should be shored up and at its best in years.

Verrett also tore his ACL in the season opener against the Broncos, which ended his 2017 campaign. The Pro Bowler has played in 25 of a possible 68 games since being selected No. 25 overall in the 2014 NFL Draft.

CB Trevor Williams did an outstanding job filling in for him, and the team hopes that Verrett can remain healthy to provide well-needed depth as the secondary was a big part of the defense, which was No. 3 in the NFL in points allowed.